The Malaysian Grand Prix saw a sensational clash between Pecco Bagnaia and Jorge Martin, who engaged in a fierce duel for pole position. Martin, Pramac's ace, looked set to secure first place, but the world champion pulled off a major surprise with a masterful round.
The day also saw
Johann Zarcopilot of the LCR Hondashine by qualifying brilliantly for the second decisive qualifying session. Brad Binderfrom the team KTMachieved the second best time in Q1, while five Ducatitwo
Yamahatwo KTMa
Aprilia and one Honda gave everything to get the best time.
Bagnaiatrue to his status as favorite, opened the ball with an impressive time, but then
Jorge Martin set the track on fire with an incredible lap in 1'56, beating the reigning champion's old record by almost a second. Enea Bastianini took third place, followed by
Marc Marquezwhich effectively took advantage of the aspiration of Bagnaia.
Behind them, Franco Morbidelli et
Fabio Quartararo ranked fourth and sixth respectively, although they were significantly behind Martin. While everyone thought that the time Martin would remain unmatched,
Francesco Bagnaia emerged three minutes from the end of Q2 to set a dream lap in 1'56.337, thus taking pole position.
Martin tried everything to regain command, but was unable to beat the time of
Bagnaia. Alex Marquez brilliantly confirmed his form by taking the last place on the front row. The second line will be occupied by
Morbidelli et Marquezwhile
Bastianinidespite a fall in the last corner, will be satisfied with sixth place.
Jack Miller managed to place his
KTM in seventh position, followed by
Yamaha of Quarterly et
Rins. Brad Binder will complete the fourth line. On the other hand, Johann Zarcoalthough having shone in Q1, could not do better than an eleventh time, while Maverick Viñales had to face difficulties in qualifying.
As the tension builds for the race,
Bagnaia et Martin will face off again, promising a thrilling battle on the track! What will this have in store for us? Sprint in Sepang? Before knowing it, here is the table which summarizes the facts known so far.
| MotoGP™ Malaisie, Sepang | 2023 | 2024 |
| FP1 | 1’59.513 Jorge Martin (See here) | 1'58.795 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) |
| Practice | 1’57.823 Alex Marquez (See here) | 1'57.679 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) |
| FP2 | 1'58.960 Fabio Quartararo (See here) | 1'58.658 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) |
| Q1 | 1'57.823 Fabio Di Giannantonio (See here) | 1’57.635 Johann Zarco (See here) |
| Q2 | 1'57.491 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) | 1'56.337 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) |
| Sprint | Alex Marquez, Martin, Bagnaia (See here) | (See here) |
| Warm Up | 1'59.218 Fabio Quartararo (See here) | (See here) |
| Course | Bastianini, A. Marquez, Bagnaia (See here) | (See here) |
| Record | 1'57.491 Francesco Bagnaia 2023 (See here) | 1'56.337 Francesco Bagnaia (See here) |
It's Sprint day…in 30 minutes, the madness will invade us to make us vibrate to the sound of the GP motorcycles
Small drops of rain are starting to appear as preparations are well underway for the race.
Good morning everyone…it's up to you to play, to make your predictions…
Grid!!
10 laps will be completed…rain not rain….??
Minute of silence in tribute to the Spanish victims…Not too respected…? No??
Warming round…
The track is declared dry…but drivers are authorized to change motorcycles (white flag) if necessary.
30° in the air and 40° on the track
It's off and it's Martin who takes the lead ahead of Bagnaia and MMarquez. Bastianini and AMarquez complete the top5
Quartararo est 7e
Bastianini, very fast, passes AMarquez and takes 4th position
At 9 laps, the top 10 is made up of: Martin at 0.191s, Bagnaia, MMarquez, Bastianini, AMarquez, Quartararo, Binder, Morbidelli, Miller and Acosta
Fall of Bagnaia! He loses the front…
With 7 laps to go, Martin has a 0.943s lead over MMarquez and Bastianini.
It's a disaster for Bagnaia…Martin now has a 29-point lead in the championship…He could be titled as early as tomorrow…
After 4 rounds of finishing, the top 10 consists of: Martin, MMarquez, Bastianini, AMarquez, Quartararo, Morbidelli, Binder, Miller, Acosta and Bezzecchi
MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix Sprint Results at Sepang:
Ranking credit: MotoGP.com
